2024 Speakers

Sofia Arango is the co-owner of the mom-and-pop-owned Atlanta Pizza Truck, the first food truck in the world to be certified by the AVPN. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, she earned her degree in business administration to help the business […]

Erica Barrett is an accomplished restaurateur and founder/owner of Dough Boy Pizza, a “smart restaurant” concept headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. With two locations in Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, and one location in Decatur, Georgia, Dough Boy Pizza is a fast-casual […]

Sarah Beckett, Director of Marketing at Intouch Insight, a Customer Experience solutions company and home of the Annual Drive-Thru Study. Sarah is committed to delivering value-added insights to Intouch’s clients, as well as broader CX communities. Sarah leads the team […]

Alexandra Castro is an AVPN-certified pizza chef, pop-up pizzaiola, caterer, private instructor, recipe developer and food content creator in Stamford, Conn. She has nearly 26,000 followers on Instagram (@pizzawithale) and 10,000 followers on TikTok (alecontilde).

Bruce Hershey, owner of Piper’s Scratch Pizza Shop in Palm Harbor, Fla., is a visionary chief marketing officer and restaurant consultant renowned for his strategic prowess and unparalleled marketing and brand management leadership. With a rich background in crafting and […]

Brandon Hunt is co-founder and co-owner of Via 313 Pizza, a fast-growing Detroit-style pizza chain that started as a food truck in Austin, Texas, in 2011. Brandon and his brother Zane have since grown the brand to 18 locations in […]

Zane Hunt is co-founder and co-owner of Via 313 Pizza, a fast-growing Detroit-style pizza chain that started in Austin Texas, in 2011 and has grown to include 18 locations in three states. A Motor City native and 20+ year industry […]

Louise Joseph was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and proudly embraces her Cape Verdean heritage. With a deep appreciation for the culinary arts, inspired by their mother’s exceptional cooking skills, Louise has developed a passion for making food—and, especially, pizza. […]

Alex Koons, a devoted husband and father, embodies the spirit of a philosopher and perpetual student, navigating a diverse 15-year career in the pizza industry. Initially propelled by a passion for music, he dedicated over a decade to his musical […]

Born in Naples, Italy, Alessio Lacco, co-owner of Atlanta Pizza Truck, studied the pizza-making craft under master pizzaiolo Gaetano Esposito in Naples and earned certification by the AVPN in 2012. He opened his first AVPN-certified pizza restaurant in Dallas in […]